About The Foundation
Bo Children's Hospital Foundation
(ACN 154 536 241)
The Bo Children's Hospital Foundation was established to continue the vital work of improving the health of children and mothers in Bo and the surrounding provinces of Sierra Leone. With stakeholders in Australia, Sierra Leone, and internationally, the foundation plays a crucial role in supporting the hospital's growth and impact.
The foundation is managed by an Executive Committee, which meets monthly in Sydney, Australia, along with invited Committee Members.
Objectives
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Provide funding for hospital operations, including salaries, the purchase of medical equipment, furnishings, and building development.
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Enhance health education in the local and surrounding communities.
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Support the recruitment, training, and mentorship of skilled medical staff.
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Source funding from local, national, and international donors, including governments, NGOs, and other key stakeholders.
Structure
The Bo Children's Hospital Foundation Limited is a public company limited by guarantee, with annual audited accounts ensuring financial transparency. It is licensed by the NSW Communities Office of Liquor, Gaming, and Racing to conduct fundraising appeals, with all funds strictly allocated to the foundation’s objectives.
As a not-for-profit organization, directors receive no remuneration. Membership is open to both individuals and organizations with no annual membership fee. Directors serve three-year terms, with provisions for board-appointed directors to have their positions confirmed at the subsequent Annual General Meeting.
Meet the Team
Joint Chief Executive Officer
DENISE CURRY
Denise was a founding Owner/Director of DCL Recruitment established in 1989.
Denise is also a member of the Rotary E Club of Greater Sydney where she is International Director. She has previously held the office of President at the Rotary Club of Turramurra where she was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow for her work in the USA and various Rotary projects.
Denise has been a Director of the Bo Children’s Hospital Foundation since its inception in 2012 and has also been involved in the initial fundraising of the hospital since 2008. She was granted FIA accreditation in 2019.
Joint Chief Executive Officer
PHILIP HUON
Philip has had a number of managerial positions in Australia and Asia. Philip was the Australian project manager during the construction of the Bo Children’s Hospital. He is a Director of the Bo Children’s Hospital Foundation and has been joint CEO since 2016.
Director
MARGARET LEMOH
Margaret has a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education at the University of Sydney in 1967. She is married to Dr Nuli Lemoh whom she met at International House at the University of Sydney and they have four children. Margaret became a secondary school teacher and taught French in NSW secondary schools from 1968.
In 1982 she and their three children joined Dr Lemoh in Sierra Leone. During their 9 year residence there she taught at Christ the King College, Bo, a boys’ secondary school and the Annie Walsh Memorial School, Freetown. In her last year there she was a teacher at the American International School of Freetown.
On returning to live in Australia in 1991 she continued her teaching career by teaching English to immigrants at TAFE colleges in Sydney until her retirement in 2014. Margaret is a Director on the Board of the Bo Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Director
ALISON LEMOH
Alison Lemoh is an Intensive Care Outreach clinical nurse consultant who works as part of the medical emergency team at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and is based at the National Centre for Infections in Cancer (NCIC) at Peter Mac.
Her research explores the role of nursing leadership in the early recognition and management of patients with sepsis due to infection in both high and low resourced health care settings She previously worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU and received her specialist ICU training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
Alison is the daughter of Nuli and Margaret Lemoh and she spent much of her childhood in Sierra Leone, living in both Bo and Freetown. She is committed to her father's vision for Bo Children's Hospital as a centre that provides high-quality paediatric healthcare, promotes health literacy and provides essential preventative care to the community.
Director
CRISTINA CARTER
Cristina has been a director of Bo Children’s Hospital since 2017 after consulting for them through 180 Degrees, the University of Sydney. Day to day, Cristina is a Project Manager at Westpac Group where she also actively leads Pro Bono and Community groups. Cristina is also Company Secretary for batyr’s Finance Advisory Committee. Cristina is passionate about connecting help to where it’s most needed.
Director
MADELEINE RANDELL
Madeleine Randell is a Senior Project Officer and PhD candidate at the University of Sydney School of Public Health. She is currently involved in the monitoring and evaluation of a UNICEF-Indonesia integrated child well-being intervention in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
This has followed on from 14 months living in Jakarta, Indonesia as a volunteer Public Health Research Advisor with local civil society organization, the Centre of Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI).
Madeleine completed a Master of International Public Health in 2014. Since 2011 she has co-authored several papers, with a career highlight being the opportunity to work with the Medical Research Council in Uganda to provide statistical analysis support. She has also been a Director of the Bo Children’s Hospital Foundation since early 2019.
Director
JULIA CARLESS
Dr Julia Carless is an experienced Strategy, Innovation & Execution professional who was worked in various leading organisations across the globe, with her latest position as a Director at Westpac in Australia. She is passionate about health, cultures and diversity and loves bringing different perspectives together to drive innovation and change. When she first heard about the Bo Children's Hospital, she was instantly intrigued by its purposeful mission and is highly dedicated to help the hospital thrive and support the local community in Sierra Leone.
Director
ROGER BLACKWOOD
Roger is a Chartered Accountant in private practice. He is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Turramurra, Sydney. He is married and has three children and six grand children.
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